now, abc2 news at 11:00. >> i didn't know who to tell or who to trust. >> notre dame football star manti te'o claims to be the victim of a hoax. >> and to see the ravens in person at the superbowl will set you back 8 hundred to 12 hundred dollars. but don't let scammers break your back. >> when i get swatted, i know it's time to roll over. >> can a pillow stop you from snoring? we put it to a test. >> right now, let's track the snow. >> let's get to mike for the most accurate forecast. >> let's take you into the abc2 news most accurate storm center. this is a clipper system but it is producing some snow. this isour high definition weather bug camera in northern minnesota. there is the snow right there and it's just about 6, 7

hundred miles to the north and west of maryland at this moment. it'smove toward the state but will move in toward the commute. this will be expanded into the city. the biggest story is the temperatures and how cold it is. we'll talk more about the storm coming up in just a little bit. >> bumper to bumper, we don't want a repeat of this molecular orbitaling when the snow starts up. state transportationofficials say they did not pretreat last night. >> take a lesson from this and get ready and prepare because the schools are closing and people are leaving work. >> state highway officials say one reason you saw much on the rothis morning was because pavement temperatures were so low they couldn't put anything out there. >> three baltimore city police officers will not be charged in connection with the death of a

drug suspect -- suspect. anthony anderson died in bliss custody in september. at onepoint, an officer threw anderson to the ground. his familymembers say he was kicked and an autopsy determined his death was a homicide. but today a state's attorney announced that none of those police officers will face charges. >> the autopsy told us what we already knew because we saw it, so we knew but the autopsy confirmed it but they threw all the a all that out the window and took the police word on what happened and that's not fair. >> state's attorney greg bernstein said that the investigation determined that one of the officers did cause the death but that it was not excessive. >> michael johnson the ex- boyfriend of fe lee shay a-

barnes is on trial. after twodays the jurors were selected and sent away. barnes is from north carolina, she disaappeared while visiting her sister over the holidays and tomorrow we'll hear more about the john leopold case. supervisor of the security detail said he requested leave of the position because it was too much stress. if convictedleopold could be voted out of office. >> the vote is in, english is the official language of carol county. the policy will require official actions and statements of county government to be in english. it doesn't prohibit county employees from communicating in other languages. . >> for most of the football world -- while most of the

football world has their sights set on the big easy. >> but today there was some nonfootball related news -- r -- superbowl related football news. >> manti te'o spoke out about the scandal. >> there have been a lot of questions over that scandal and whether manti te'o had anything to do with it. he tried to disspell those rumors today. >> new orleans, home of the french quarter and where the ravens are hoping to win another superbowl. if the players needed an example of what could happen if they're not careful, they can look at manti te'o. one of the best college players and now his nf l career may be in trouble over a girlfriend that he never met in person and

claimed she died and now it was a hoax. >> he says he was shoeked -- shocked to find out the girlfriend never existed. shewas made up of this picture and this man's voice. >> i just wanted to call and keep you posted, i miss you. >> but te'o kept the hoax going even after the so-called girlfriend revealed what had been happening. >> this girl who i committed myself to died on september 12th, now i get a call on december 6th saying she's alive and now i'm going to be put on tv in two days and asked the same question, what would you do. >> te'o says during that time there were over 2 thousand phone calls between him and the girl he thought was a girlfriend. >> somehow you came up with

this scenario to cover up your sexual orientation, are you gay? . >> no, far from it. >> tonight a spokesman from the ravens told us that they talk with the players at the beginning of each season about the to caution them about associates media. the scandalstarted to unravel in december and then this month his team played alabama for the national championship and lost. . >> a lot like the superbowl, check out these pictures from the ravens twitter account. this is the super dome. you cansee an end zone getting a coat of purple paint. do not ask jack and jackie harbaugh to take sides. both hope the superbowl ends in a tie. how proud are they? for john and jim, i mean the

first blos to coach -- brothers to coach against each other in the superbowl but listen to this. >> yeah, a question for baltimore, is it true that both of you like jim better than john. >> we do not -- is that john. >> well john and jim harbaugh's sister knew right away it was john. both parents live in milwaukee. >> hay ravens will b leave -- hey ravens will leave for new orleans on monld. if you'veever been to the underarmour sen der there's a vince lombardi figure but if you walk in there tomorrow, you won't see it. raylewis ordered it removed. >> don't ever take pictures of nothing that's not yours that you haven't earned. when r when we hold that

limitation of ombardi next sunday, you've earned it when you touch it. don't trickyourself, oh this feels great. don't go through that. i don'tbelieve in jinxes and all that i just believe don't set yourself up for something. >> ray says he will only reflect on his career when the confetti falls after the game we told you ant the dangers of buying confetti here, now it's here. these tickets, if you think you found a deal on ticket, it may be a scam. >> every seat is a great seat. >> robert macon holds in his hands a rare treasure, he's got tickets to the superbowl. >> they're in the upper deck. >> that's where he'll watch the ravens take on the 49ers.

. >> the value of the tickets and the demand for those tickets goes through the roof. >> so do the efforts of scammers. they know you want tickets so they'll spend the next ten faking them. >> the you kournt fetters -- counterfeiters are going through hoops to try to make tickets and the harder we make it, the better job we do for the league. >> he can't talk specifics about what's dub for obvious -- done for obvious reasons but he can help you spot the fakes. fake tickets may have color that is off or spotted and the edges may be skuched. he says if you have a friend

with tickets, you should try to compare the ones you're considering side by side with legitimate ones. and youshould not buy from an someone on the street. >> you have to question how is someone going up and offering it for sale for cash to anyone walking by. >> robert macons wouldn't sell his tickets for the world. they're worth more than the money going to new orleans, man, going with the ravens and coming home with the lombardi trophy. >> look at this, you're looking at video from the parade after the ravens won the superbowl in 2001. we're hopingfor a repeat but there are plans in the works to send the team off with a big bang next week. the city will hold a rally

monday at the inner harbor am fi theater. >> since the ravens do it here every monday and tuesday we we decided we would do it for them. we are recruiting ravens fans to help us rebuild homes ripped up by katrina. there are 40 thousand homes that still need a lot of help and we'd like to invite you in on a day of service you'll never forget. goto abc2news.com for more information. >> action started today on tightening gun laws in this country. >> i was the one that put a finger in a bullet hole trying to get a pulse. >> see what changes could be part of the first bill to a- appear before congress. >> right now it is a bitter 16 degrees in baltimore now. howmuch snow, we'll answer that coming up.

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the latest on the changing face of our military front lines. it's a done deal tonight. thedefense secretary altered the look of the american sword with the stroke of his pen. now thequestion is can women physically qualify. >> i just found that physically taxing to you know, have that pack on my back but i still was able to, you know, make the requirement of, you know, of going that six miles. >> while all combat jobs are technically open to women t armed services can still a- apply specific exceptions if women are not -- xementss. >> the gun debate has new life

tonight in a bill introduced. it's a bold ban, banning a lot of military style weapons. senator dianne feinstein introduced it. . >> i was the one that found supervisor mill t's body and i was the one trying to put a finger in a bullet hole trying to get a pulse. once you have seen one of those episodes and seen what the crime scene is like, it changes your view of weapons. >> well the nra sees battle lines being drawn and push back saying quote, senator feinstein has been trying to ban guns from law abiding citizens for decades. we are confident congress will reject her approach. >> in a consumer alert, the batteries being blamed for the

boeing dream liners are being examined. investigators arerunning new tests in arizona to figure out what led to fires on run ways in boston and japan. >> you have a hard time sleeping because you snore or the person next to you in bed snores. >> or maybe the stress of your day could leave you dreaming of a scalp massage. that would be nice. these days specialty pillows promise to do all sorts of things. >> we're asking if they really are a dream. >> math thu all d -- matthew hall doesn't do it on purpose, he sdmoers and his wife lets him know. >> when i get swatted, i know it's time to roll over. >> now there's a growing market of specialty pillows to help people like matthew. >> minimizing snoring and

sleep apnea with pillows that can provide a better support for people that have neck strain. >> the sona pillow is designed to keep people on their side. it cradles the head to create optimal breathing alignment. itpromises to cut down on snoring and mild sleep apnea. we askedthis doctor if this technology could work. >> pillows that force a person to sleep on their side might provide benefits. >> this model provides a built in support system to cradle your head and neck promising to keep your chin and neck out keeping your -- keeping your air way open. we had matthew test this one. >> putting the head and neck in a cpr type position, you can actually help open up the air way to a degree. >> but the sona and brookstone

count tests to make their claims take it with a grain of salt because a lot of those are based on a few individuals this one gives you a head massage to help you relax. studies are pending on this pillow. . >> it comes down to a matter o' of comfort. >> he does say if you have serious sleep issues, don't pin your hopes to a pillow. >> for a person that has a serious sleep disorder there are certainly a lot of different treatments that are more accepted. >> matt's snoring didn't stop with the pillow he tested but his wife said it was not as loud as in the past so his search for the perfect pillow continues. >> when we told brookstone that the company didn't work

for him, they reiterated that the packaging states that it had been tested to cut down on snoring. . >> we're working for you tonight explaining some o' of the big changes coming with your twitter account. it's a new app called vine. it lets you share videos just like pictures like a tweet but you need to keep it short and sweet. it can't go over six seconds. twitter saysother platforms are in the work so don't forget to look for us on twitter. >> . >> maryland's most accurate forecast.. >> let's get into it again, clear sky over head now. lookat the bwi stats, 16 degrees and with the wind shil,

that is at 7 right now. got up to 26 degrees this afternoon at bwi and 27 out toward the east. just a touch milder and that's relatively speaking because the temperatures have been in the 20s most of the week. noticeagain the teens are o' out lying areas around the belt way. manchester, 13 right now. sowe'll fall back into the teebs for the entire state. again,that wind is creating that wind chill. that will be the deal threw course of the evening. it's a bitter overnight and really a bitter wake up. thereis one change we made. we'rethinking the latter portion of your evening going into the rush for the next system to really hit so keep that in mind as you head home

from work tomorrow. we'll show you the forecast up 15through the overnight, we wake up to 13. you notice around the 4:00 o'clock hour, that's when we're thinking light snow will develop, cecil, kent, down to queen annes county is under advisory. if we go south and west, there is moisture starting to move toward the east. thissystem will dive into our direction tomorrow afternoon and team up with the moisture down around the panhandle that and that will bring in the snow tomorrow afternoon into tomorrow evening. this is showing clouds coming in tomorrow morning, lunchtime we are socked in with clouds and then notice around 4:00,

this is in the belt way by 6:00 right in time for the evening commute but everything clears off rather rapidly. ithink after midnight we'll l have a few flurries and maybe a few flurries flurries saturday morning. this is our new model and it's calling for really one to two inches. there could be some localized amounts of two inches it's #30 13 degrees tonight. that's the call from the forecast. we'll get up to 28 tomorrow and then tomorrow night here come it is snow again. it looks like the evening going into the first part of friday, 28 degrees. soit's an early event before it tapers off after midnight.

saturday looks good, it's a blend of sunshine and clouds and 32. how about 32 by sunday and a nice mild trend by monday. and 52 on tuesday, 55 on wednesday. that's going to be a heat wave. just be careful tomorrow evening's commute will be impacted according to the new model. >> that is good looking. >> didn't. >> look at this, a canvas was not an option, instead he cut no. 52's face on the back of this man's head. joe the barber is well known for his cuts. hewrote that ray lewis may be the greatest linebacker on his

youtube page. that's cool. >> no kidding. when we come back robin roberts is on her way back. >> we're going to take a look at her return to abc in new york. stay with us.

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. >> big morning here on abc2 news is robin roberts made her first trip back to the set in four months. she posed for pictures. . >> we ran out of time for matt

dnamen. >> kimmell fans know how he closes the show each time by apologizing for bumping matt damen well tonight he is on the show and he showed up and kid yapped jimmy kimmel. >> nuisance event, it's in her, it's out of here by midnight. >> that is funny. good tv. i got it when we could download an hd movie in like two minutes.

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mel. >> can i borrow your hat? . >> you got it. that's all you. you're going to need that tomorrow. we'll see you tomorrow. >> have a good night.